CVE-2015-7845 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 19 Nov 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Huawei unified gateways by sending crafted SSH packets to the CLI module.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-7845?

CVE-2015-7845 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Nov 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The exception handling mechanism in the CLI Module in Huawei eSpace U1910, U1911, U1930, U1960, U1980, and U1981 unified gateways with software before V100R001C20SPH605 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CLI outage) via crafted SSH packets.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7845?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Espace Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7845?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7845 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2015-7845 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7845 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f389-983q-vhv9.